Trump caught on tape complimenting Macron's wife's body

President Donald Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron shook hands when they met in May, and it got a little awkward.

JILL COLVIN , Associated Press , TEGNA10:49 PM. EDT July 13, 2017

French President Emmanuel Macron, French first lady Brigitte Macron, US President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump are pictured on the steps of Les Invalides on July 13, 2017 in Paris, France. (Photo by Pierre Suu/Getty Images) (Photo: Pierre Suu, 2017 Pierre Suu)

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump was captured complimenting the French president's wife's appearance Thursday as he toured a famous Paris landmark.

Video footage posted on the French government's official Facebook page showed Trump, French President Emmanuel Macron and their wives chatting after their tour of the museums at Les Invalides.

As they were saying their good-byes, Trump turned to Brigitte Macron and gestured toward her body.

"You know, you're in such good shape," Trump said, before repeating the observation to her husband. "Beautiful," he added.

Brigitte Macron was her husband's former high school teacher and their relationship has drawn international attention because of their significant age difference.

But feminists and President Macron have denounced that attention as sexist, arguing that nobody would blink an eye if he were the older spouse.

The Macrons' age difference is identical to that of Donald and Melania Trump, who were spending two days in Paris in celebration of Bastille Day.

Trump has drawn criticism in the past for comments some say objectify and demean women, including the infamous "Access Hollywood" tape in which he bragged about sexually assaulting women and boasted, "When you're a star, they let you do it. You can do anything." __ Associated Press writer Lori Hinnant in Paris contributed to this story from Paris.